So are the All Ireland 1/4’s, semis and finals.
Yet you want a free pass for a few teams because they kive in one corner of the country.
The answer is very simple, but ye want it everyway(this is typical we had a hard time go easy on us, give us stuff Ulster attitude). The answer is 4 groups of 8 in a regional league championship. Or 4 groups of 4 with 2 championships. Or 2 North & South groups of 8 in a league leading to play-offs. But all this is too far a stretch for the irish mind.
Whats happening now with proposals etc is the first stage of abolishing the out dated provincial championships. Many of the bosses in GAA would love to abolish them now. So would a huge majority of players (Ulster aside it seems, although i question the validity of players speaking for everyone) would dump them. Many in the GPA wanted them dumped but felt it just was not sellable to look for it now.
I accept Ulster is clearly dear to alot of people up there. But its the last one. Even the Munster hurling championship is done. They’ll bull shit on about it for another year or two, but its done. Its a hindrence now to winning the All Ireland. Thats universally accepted. It is rumoured they didn’t bother changing it due to more drastic changes coming down the road.
They serve no purpose. None. Its just irish fear not willing to dump them.
We have the easier system in the wirld in our faces. 32 teams. Its fucking perfect. But we’re idiots.